Israel is prepared to participate in future U.S. military operations against Iran if requested by Washington.By Vered Weiss, World Israel NewsIsrael is seeking President Donald Trump’s approval to carry out strikes in Iran, Kan News reported Thursday, while Israeli officials said the current military confrontation remains exclusively between the United States and Iran, with no Israeli involvement.Israeli officials assess that exchanges of fire between Iran and the United States are expected to continue in the coming days.Meanwhile, the New York Post reported Thursday, citing Israeli sources, that Israel is prepared to participate in future U.S. military operations against Iran if requested by Washington.“We’ve proven that we stand alongside the United States,” one source told the newspaper. “I’m not sure it would be in their interest, but we understand that we need to flex our muscles. We’re prepared to do it again if necessary.”The same source said Israel “does not want to return to the days when people had to run into bomb shelters.”“At the same time,” the source added, “we don’t want to ignore what’s happening in Iran. So that will be a price we’ll have to pay, and we’ll face that situation.”The U.S. military announced overnight that it had completed another round of strikes in Iran aimed at reducing Tehran’s ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners in the Strait of Hormuz.The operation targeted 90 military sites, including air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage facilities, naval capabilities, and military logistics infrastructure along Iran’s coastline, the U.S. military said. Iran’s Health Ministry reported that 14 people were killed in the strikes.A senior U.S. official told Axios that the current escalation “could continue for several days or even weeks, depending on whether Iran continues its attacks against commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.”“We’re going to give them a little slap so they understand we’re not playing games,” the official said.As reports of the strikes emerged Wednesday, President Trump said the attacks were “in retaliation for the bombing of the ships,” adding, “If it happens again, the response will be far more severe.”A senior U.S. official told CNN that “the ceasefire with Iran has been suspended, at least temporarily.”An Israeli official said the United States had informed Israel that it intended to conduct strikes overnight.The post Israel seeks U.S. approval to strike Iran as Washington continues attacks appeared first on World Israel News.